City councilors will consider appointing a solid waste committee to explore options for trash disposal after its contract with Penobscot Energy Recovery Co. in Orrington ends.
Amy Calder
Staff Writer
Amy Calder covers Waterville, including city government, for the Morning Sentinel and writes a column, “Reporting Aside,” which appears Sundays in the Sentinel and Kennebec Journal. She has worked at the newspaper since 1988, including a stint as bureau chief for the Somerset County Bureau in Skowhegan, and has covered a variety of beats. A Skowhegan native, she holds a bachelors in English from University of Hartford and completed post-graduate work at the School of Education at University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She has received numerous of awards from the Maine Press Association and New England Associated Press News Executives Association and is author of the book, "Comfort is an Old Barn," a collection of curated columns published by Islandport Press. Calder lives in Waterville with her husband, Philip Norvish, a retired Sentinel reporter and editor.
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Humane Society Waterville Area shelter has new manager, programs
Lisa Smith says her focus is on rebuilding trust with the shelter and delivering good customer service.
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Thayer family revels in new attention to 1930s Waterville mayor
Sudden interest in the life and times of Lorenzo Eugene Thayer, who died in office in 1934, provides comfort to descendants facing a personal loss.
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Waterville Thayer Memorial Bridge plaque mystery unravels
Jim Goodwin, owner of a Benton moving business, found the plaque while cleaning out a home in Waterville a decade ago and dropped it off at the Public Works Department last week.
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Waterville finance panel wants $600K in budget cuts
The Waterville city Finance Committee is recommending cutting a road repaving project by $50,000 next year and eliminating city contributions to several outside agencies.
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Fairfield voters OK giving $3,000 to homeless shelter
The homeless shelter policy was discussed at length at Town Meeting as residents addressed a municipal budget that may increase taxes by approximately 2 percent.
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Underage visitors to Colby College face alcohol charges
Five from Waterville, Augusta and Gardiner were issued summonses early Sunday after an on-campus altercation.
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Unity College graduates recognized as part of history-making action
Speaker Terry Tempest Williams lauds college for being first in America to divest fossil fuels and bids graduates to go forth with ‘courage, commitment and calm.’
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Mystery plaque honors late Waterville mayor
Mayor Eugene Thayer, the only Waterville mayor to die in office, was remembered with the renaming of the Gilmore Street Bridge, but the plaque commemorating it was missing — until a few weeks ago.
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Waterville Council approves traffic light at Airport Road
Councilor Dana Bushee voted against measure while City Manager Michael Roy said traffic control was necessary for the development of business.